On June 9, 2022, while in his home with his wife and 6 children, gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley of Michigan found himself in handcuffs—arrested by the FBI for his alleged involvement in the events of January 6th, 2020 in Washington DC. The misdemeanor charges alleges that Mr. Kelley, among other things, that he "knowingly entered and engaged in disorderly conduct in restricted buildings or grounds and engaged in an act of physical violence against a person or property." Fortunately, Ryan was nowhere near the Capitol that day. As Ryan Kelley pointed out, this arrest was politically motivated as he has started to lead in the polls against Michigan's current governor Gretchen Whitmer. This is a powerful interview as Ryan lays out his plan to save Michigan, bring back freedom, oil independence, medical freedom and fiscal responsibility...and end the Draconian power play from the radical left that has frozen Michigan's economy over the past 2 years. Get Ryan's take on what is really happening as we watch the real insurrectionists who are already in power, attempt to destroy conservative values. Ryan Kelley: America First website: https://ryandkelley.com/ Ryan's Plan for Michigan FIRST!: https://ryandkelley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ryan-Kelley-Brochure-V3.pdf Ryan on Tucker Carlson: https://youtu.be/rJ0Nm5aC6dA About Ryan Kelley: Ryan has lived in West Michigan for 35 years. He now resides in Allendale with his wife and 6 beautiful children. As a real estate broker, who owns his own firm, Ryan is a small business owner serving clients across Michigan. Standing strong for American values and American history, is what Ryan Kelley is all about. During the riots which occurred across the United States in the summer of 2020, while exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, he guarded a Civil War Statue in his hometown of Allendale as it was threatened to be taken down by BLM and Antifa. The statue is still standing there today. Being a courageous voice for conservative values came with a price, as cancel culture quickly descended on Ryan, his family, business and township appointment. However, he would not back down and stood strong against their threats and intimidation tactics. Fighting for American values, our constitution, election integrity and a free Michigan for future generations, Ryan is now running for Governor of Michigan. Awakened Nation Host: Brad Szollose: Fueled by the passion to ignite game-changing conversations, award-winning author Brad Szollose created Awakened Nation—a podcast dedicated to deeper conversations with today's cutting edge entrepreneurs, idea makers and disruptors, bestselling authors, activists, healers, spiritual leaders, professional athletes, celebrities and rock stars...conversations that take a deep dive into the extraordinary. This podcast will challenge your beliefs and make you think. Think Art Bell meets Joe Rogan. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/awakenednation/support
What would you do if the doctor told you your newborn son would be blind for the rest of his life? Or as a mom, finding out that your son was a heroin addict? Kristin Smedley & Mary Fran Bontempo had to answer the big questions in life when their children forced them to change direction, and shift all hopes and dreams. "This is a parent's worst nightmare, and I was living it." If you are a parent, this is a heartwarming episode on resilience, parenting, and learning to shine despite every setback possible. How these two souls found each other to do the work they do, it a gift from above. Authors of Brilliantly Resilient: Reset, Rise & Reveal Your Brilliance! Kristin and Mary Fran will make you laugh and cry at the same time. https://brilliantlyresilient.net/ About Kristin Smedley With two of her three children born blind,Kristin Smedley was thrown into a mother’s nightmare with her dreams for her sons’ futures torn apart. Determined that her boys would become productive, vital individuals, Kristin dove headfirst into uncharted waters to equip her sons with the skills and tools they needed to build successful, happy lives. Kristin partnered with Comcast to encourage and promote equipment for the visually impaired, testified before the FDA for legislation for better services for the blind, founded a non-profit for genetic disease research, delivered a TEDx talk centered on setting Extraordinary Expectations, and wrote a book showing both blind and sighted readers the possibilities that exist with imagination and determination. Kristin’s boundless energy and generous spirit allow her to carry her message of empowerment and hope to audiences beyond the blind community through her motivational speaking and programs. Find her at:www.kristinsmedley.com. About Mary Fran Bontempo Mary Fran Bontempois an award-winning 2-time TEDx speaker, author, humorist and podcast host who teaches audiences to uncover their brilliance and resilience 15 minutes at a time. A sought-after presenter, Mary Fran is author ofThe 15 Minute MasterandThe Woman’s Book of Dirty Words and co-founder of the Brilliantly Resilient LIVE show and podcast. Mary Fran proves small changes can create life-altering transformations, allowing individuals to be positive and successful in a rapidly changing world. A Huffington Post, Thrive Global contributor and columnist for numerous websites, Mary Fran created a life-affirming brand of wisdom and wit after meeting the challenge of her son’s heroin addiction. A frequent media guest and speaker for corporate, faith-based, and educational organizations, audiences of all ages delight in her empowering and entertaining message. Find her at:www.maryfranbontempo.com. Awakened Nation Host: Brad Szollose: Fueled by the passion to ignite game-changing conversations, award-winning author Brad Szollose created Awakened Nation—a podcast dedicated to deeper conversations with today's cutting edge entrepreneurs, idea makers and disruptors, bestselling authors, activists, healers, spiritual leaders, professional athletes, celebrities and rock stars...conversations that take a deep dive into the extraordinary. This podcast will challenge your beliefs and make you think. Think Art Bell meets Joe Rogan. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/awakenednation/support
What if there were 4 teachers in life that had a profound effect on your life's journey? Dan Millman, the Peaceful Warrior himself, sits down with Brad and shares the journey that led him from international champion to becoming a Peaceful Warrior, and 18 books later to his latest work, Peaceful Heart, Warrior Spirit. "Life itself is a series of moments. We each have neurotic moments and stable moments, intelligent moments, and I've had some dumb moments which I relate to in the book...just ask my daughters. We all have these moments...I view each of us as Peaceful Warriors in training. And what I mean by this is we are all seeking to live life with a more peaceful heart..." Deep spiritual insights and mistakes along the way...and yet, still so much to learn. Enjoy this episode with one of today's self development legends. Who Is Dan Millman? Dan Millman teaches “the peaceful warrior’s way” in the United States and around the world. Author of eighteen books published in twenty-nin...
Only knowing gang culture since childhood, Frank Sebastian Saputo found himself with a choice: stay in a lifecycle of violence and prison—and be dead by 30...or turn his life around 180º to become something else. Someone his daughters could look up to. When his brother was murdered Frank sought revenge on the woman who killed him, but his brother's voice stopped him "Don't let her get you too. It was my contract brother. It's not your contract...your contract is to share, be and choose love. So this is your test." That's when Frank started the journey of healing his trauma's and violence through the ancient and sacred medicine known as Ayahuasa (pronounced "eye-ah-WAH-ska"). It is known as an hallucinogenic, but it does much more than that; originally from South America, Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that is used in ceremonial spiritual medicine among the indigenous people of the Amazon Rain Forest. Ayahuasca is made from the combination of a shrub and a vine, with the primary psychoactive, DMT. It has been rumored to heal PTSD as well as heal emotional and family traumas and shame. WHY are so many CEOs, Soldiers suffering from PTSD, woman and men from all walks of life participating in medicine circles? Because it works. Whether it's Kambo, Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, Cannabis, Tobacco or other tribal medicines, these are powerful healing modalities that have been put on this earth to heal us...and used in tribal healing circles for millennia. Frank sits down with Brad to take us through his journey of surviving as an alpha predator, to becoming Bear Heart, serving in thousands of medicine circles, and becoming the father he always wanted to become. About Brother Bear Heart: Some call him a Medicine Man or Shaman, Animal Whisperer, spiritual Guide, Healer, Psychic ... As a facilitator of indigenous sacred Frank Sebastian Saputo, affectionately known as Bear Heart takes you on a journey of deep emotional healing, using the ancient ceremonial circles of plant medicine…medicines such as Ayahuasca, Cannabis, Kambo, etc,…these are tools that trigger deep emotional and physical healing. He also oversees Vision Quests and initiations/Rites of Passage for men, women, young adults and families. Bear Heart's mission is to ignite your ‘INNER FIRE’, to step fully into your highest integrity and get in touch with your ‘Wild Man’ or ‘Wild Woman’ that lives deep inside us all. Host: Brad Szollose: Fueled by the passion to ignite game-changing conversations, award-winning author Brad Szollose created Awakened Nation—a podcast dedicated to deeper conversations with today's cutting edge entrepreneurs, idea makers and disruptors, bestselling authors, activists, healers, spiritual leaders, professional athletes, celebrities and rock stars...conversations that take a deep dive into the extraordinary. This podcast will challenge your beliefs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/awakenednation/support
Have you ever had that Caddyshack Moment in life? Remember? In the movie Caddyshack where the priest has the best golf game of his life, then struck by lightning on the 18th hole? Well, Steve Gamlin had the opposite happen. Life knocked him down, and he went to the driving range. Afterwards, he found the laughter to face life again. And in that moment, became a Motivational Speaker and Life Coach. Brad and Steve chat candidly about those moments that knock us to the ground, how to get back up, stand up comedy and the gift of laughter, and the blessings that come from everyday life. What do you do when you are filled with fear? Go ziplining 100 feet off the ground. This is a touching episode on Awakened Nation. About Steve Gamlin: Now in his 16th year as The Motivational FirewoodGuy, Steve Gamlin shares his back-to-basics blend of positivity and humor with corporate and conference audiences around the country. Drawing from a decade in the radio industry, 7 years of stand-up comedy an...
What would you do if you discovered your state governor was caught hoarding life-saving medicine while at the same time banning it, creating a black market where he could potentially make millions? What if your State Assemblyman was arrested FOUR-TIMES with no prosecution? Or your school board created more mandates for your children? Talk about Speaking Truth to Power, Mindy Robinson has stepped up and started challenging these criminals. One who never backs down from a good argument, Political Activist and Investigative Journalist, Mindy shares her love for America, her awakening during college, rejecting the indoctrination, and eventually becoming the rabble-rowser we know and love. If you want to prepare for the future, listen to this episode. Mindy Robinson's Bio: Mindy Robinson is a constitutionalist activist, investigative journalist, and Libertarian candidate for Nevada State Assembly Rep in southern Las Vegas. Censored and restricted everywhere except GAB: @AmericanAFMindy H...
Do you believe in love at first sight? John and Mary Guillermin sure believe so. John Guillermin is best known as the director of The Towering Inferno (1974), starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and Fred Astaire, along with King Kong (1976), with Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin, and a host of American, British and French Films. But there is more to this story than just Hollywood Royalty. Mary and John had an epic love story, filled with passion, mutual admiration and manic depression, a.k.a.: bipolar disorder. Mary Guillermin shares their life together. Mary takes us on the road of her life as John's wife, love, confidanté and muse for the last 16 years of his life. Today Mary has dedicated her life to helping others understand bipolar disorder, giving them the tools she learned from Peter Fleming and The Pellin Institute to live a thriving and fulfilling life. If you suffer through manic depression or bipolar disorder, THIS is a "must listen to" interview. This is a touching and tender episode. https://johnguillermin.com/ https://pellininstitute.com/ About Mary Guillermin: Mary Guillermin, editor and co-author of John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies, was married to John for the last 16 years of his life. She is the Director of Communications and a Senior Pellin Practitioner at the Pellin Institute International, which offers training, coaching, and counseling in Contribution Training and Gestalt online and in person (www.pellininstitute.com). She is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California, and a writer and solo show artist. Mary performed her first one-woman show, From Crazy to Sane: A Tale of Feminine Mysticism, Magic, & Madness at Solofest 2020, the largest solo show festival on the West Cost, just before theaters closed due to the pandemic. In her show, she highlighted some key aspects of her marriage to John. She is also an accomplished collage artist and many of these collages are used as back screen projections to illustrate her play. Host: Brad Szollose: Fueled by the passion to ignite game-changing conversations, award-winning author Brad Szollose created Awakened Nation—a podcast dedicated to deeper conversations with today's cutting edge entrepreneurs, idea makers and disruptors, bestselling authors, activists, healers, spiritual leaders, professional athletes, celebrities and rock stars...conversations that take a deep dive into the extraordinary. This podcast will make you think. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/awakenednation/support
What if you had three months to prove that a cordless phone was possible in 1973? What would you do? One of the driving forces behind the creation of the cell phone was an FCC hearing…a hearing that was three months away. How important is a hard deadline like that when it comes to innovation? During the era of Trimline phones attached to the kitchen wall, avocado colored refrigerators and Saturday morning cartoons, Martin "Marty" Cooper did the only thing he could do: call a press conference and show the world he could make a phone call without any wires! This is an epic interview with the father of the cordless phone. Brad gets Marty to open up about his time at Motorola, that fateful call in front of the FCC, what drives innovation and his wife, Arlene Harris, who is also an inventor. At 93 years young, Marty is still sharp, witty and is still inventing. Marty shares his belief that the Wireless Revolution is still in its beginning stages, that this technology promises to help en...
What if you could stop aging dead in its tracks? Get rid of gray hair and aching joints? Reverse disease? Naturopathic doctor Randi Shannon joins us on Awakened Nation to discuss what you should eat and what you should NOT. Many of the things we've been told are healthy actually destroy the longevity switch in our bodies. This is a knowledgeable episode that explains 5,000 year old medicine. Are you getting the 100+ minerals and essential oils and fats to help you live way past 100? Get a pencil and paper...Randi believes ALL diseases can be reversed. About Randi: Randi Shannon, a Doctor of Naturopathy, specializes in the ancient practice of diagnosing disease through face/tongue/nail analysis, which is known as original medicine. Founder of TheBodyCan.com, Randi's specialties are working with the 800+ so called incurables diseases and antiaging. Dr. Randi's clients come to her from all over the world. Book an appointment today at www.TheBodyCan.com Host: Brad Szollose: First things...
Michael Howell returns for Season 4 to talk about his new book The United Deep State of America: A Shadow Government's Republic. If you are confused during this time of The 'Rona, political power grabs and a new global agenda, sit back with pen and paper, THIS is the episode for you...From Rudolf Steiner's statements from 100 years ago, to George Soros, David Rockefeller, Bill Gates, George Bush Sr. and Klaus Schwab, Michael pieces together their plans for the NWO, and exposes us to the playbook for world domination—transcribed in their own words so you can fully understand, this is no theory—these are the plans in THEIR OWN WORDS. As Comedian George Carlin stated "There's a big club, and you ain't in it" Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030 are in full swing unless people in America wake up. This is our most controversial episode of Season 4. Listen. Learn. And do your own research...if you dare. About Michael W Howell: Michael is a longtime political writer, lecturer, blogger, and talk rad...